John Macklin
John Macklin went 4–4 as a head coach in the games on file: 1911 at Michigan State, 1912 at Michigan State, 1913 at Michigan State, 1914 at Michigan State and 1915 at Michigan State. His full head-coaching career isn’t in our records. Wikipedia’s season articles record five seasons differently (1911, 5–1, 1912, 7–1, 1913, 7–0, 1914, 5–2 and 1915, 5–1); by them his record is 29–5. Share
- Record
- 4–4 games on file
- Seasons
- 5
- Schools
- 1
- AP poll
- Began in 1936, after this career
- Best season
- 1913 2–0
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1911 | Michigan State | 0–1 (Wikipedia: 5–1) | ||
| 1912 | Michigan State | 0–1 (Wikipedia: 7–1) | ||
| 1913 | Michigan State | 2–0 (Wikipedia: 7–0) | ||
| 1914 | Michigan State | 1–2 (Wikipedia: 5–2) | ||
| 1915 | Michigan State | 1–0 (Wikipedia: 5–1) |
Each season links to the team’s season page; bowls and playoff games link to the game.
Players he coached
Neno DaPratoConsensus All‑American, 1915
Every player from his seasons with a Heisman top-five finish, a national award, consensus All-America honors or a first-round pick.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against rivals | 6 | 3–3 | 50% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 4 | 3–1 | 75% |
| At home | 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
| On the road | 6 | 4–2 | 67% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 8 | 4–4 | 50% |
His own eight games on file, 1911–1915, as played (vacated wins counted, ties as half a win). Ranks are the AP poll going into the game; rivals are the ones either program’s Wikipedia article names; favorite and underdog by our own Elo rating, which reads only scores.
Against other head coaches
| Coach | Record | Their schools | Games | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fielding Yost 1911–1915 | 2–3 | Michigan | 5 |
John Macklin’s record against the head coaches he met three or more times, from the games on file, as played.
Most-faced opponents
| Opponent | Games | Record |
|---|---|---|
| Michiganseries | 5 | 2–3 |
| Penn Stateseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Wisconsinseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Nebraskaseries | 1 | 0–1 |